Pan-lifter.



L. D. WHITAKER.

PAN LIFTER.

APPLICATLON FILED MAR. :6. 191's.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PAN-LIFTER.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application filed March 16, 1916. Serial No. 84,689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLoYo D. WHITAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farmville, in the county of Prince Edward and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pan-Lifters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to culinary implements and more particularly to an im proved device for lifting hot pans and the like.

The primary object of the invention. resides in a construction of the character described, whereby a panlifting implement is provided, which may not only be used for lifting hot pans, or the like, but may be adapted as an efficient means for securing a lid to the pot or pan.

It is also contemplated by the invention to provide a device of this character, which is exceedingly simple in construction, due to the fact that the same is constructed from but two continuous lengths of wire, or the like, thereby affording an implement exceedingly desirable as an article of manufacture.

The invention embodies a body portion, which portion, is constructed, as above mentioned from a single length of wire so formed as to provide a gripping jaw, and to also rovide a series of seats, which are adaptec to receive a complementary jaw member or lever, and to allow for the adjustment of said lever, whereby the article may be adjusted for use in conjunction with pans of various sizes.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of parts will be appreciated from the detailed description below, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying crawings forming a part hereof, and wherein I disclose a preferred embodiment of the invention for the purpose of illustration.

In the drawings The figure is a perspective view of my invention, showing it as applied to a pan.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views thereof, 1 illustrates the immovable jaw, in its entirety, the said jaw comprising a handle portion 2, which portion is provided with and has embedded therein a single length of wire or like material, said wire extending forwardly and .bent upon itself to form a plurality of seats as at 3, there being any number of these socalled seats such as conditions or preferences maydictate. The strand of wire is thence extended forwardly and inwardly, and then outwardly as at 4-, and downwardly, thus forming an offset portion 5, whereupon the wire is extended transversely, having been previously bent upon itself as at 6, for a distance suthcient to constitute an elongated jaw portion or gripping member 7. thence is bent upwardly to form a similar offset portion 8, as at 5, whereupon it is again bent inwardly and twisted upon itself as at 9 and then is turned and embedded in the handle, as at 10, it being understood that a plurality of complementary seats have been formed in direct alinement with the seats 3, as designated at 11. In order to provide for efficient gripping means, I have constructed a movable-jaw member represented in entirety, as at 12, which member is provided with a handle portion 13, of some suitable sub stance, such as wood or plastic material, commonly known to this art, the movable member 12, being formed from a single length of wire, or the like, which has one of its ends embedded in the said handle 13, as at 14, and extending outwardly into divergent arms 15, and thence downwardly and inwardly, whereupon the same is again bent outwardly and so formed as to provide an offset portion 15*, thence it is bent upon itself to constitute an elongated gripping member 16, and having formed at its termination a similar offset portion 17, to the offset portion 15 whereupon the strand is then bent again inwardly and twisted upon itself as at 18, whereupon the same is so formed as to provide a complementary supporting portion and is then returned into engagement with the handle 13, this remaining end, being also embedded therein. By the supporting portion, as designated at 19, it will be obvious that I have provided for means whereby the dependent gripping member 16 is pivotally supported.

In reduction to practice, the device in an assembled condition is applied to the article, to be lifted, such as the pan 20, shown in the dotted lines in the figure, the movable gripping member 12 having been previously adjusted into the desired position within the seats 3 and 11, and assuming that the lid of the pan is to be clamped thereupon, the supthereof, consequently, afior'ding a secure gripping means and further, a firmandsub- "stantially rigid support.

It is of course to be understood that I do not "desire to limit the construction of this article to wire, but may 'use any formof pliable material which might be of suflicient strength and rigidity.

Still further embodiments 'of tlie'inven' tion than those herein especially defined,

may be resorted to such as conditions or ipreference m'ay dicta-teas may be in keeping with the hereto appended claims.

'I'claim.

1. A Wire iplate lifter including a rimengaging support, a-se'rie'sof pairsofsubstan tia-lly inclined V-shaiped seats, aficlampin-g member including a gripping jawv for 'enigagingthe bottom of apan, a pivot .portion adapted to rest in the seats, and handles on the respective members adapted *to be pressed together to grip the :pan.

, Q. A :plate lifter comprising an immovable jaw including "a pair of side :portions having seats formed therealdng, a gripping portion formed at ;the 'o'uter end of i said side portions, a movable jaw including a ipi-vot portion restingyin a of seieeted seats,

clined V-shaped seats, a gripping, portion "formed beyond said seats, a movable jaw comprising jplvot :portions fitting within selected seats, and a gripping member depending below the pivot portions and between said seats, whereby said movable jaw :may be moved fito an adjusted set position and may then be swung to grip an article engagsaid gripping portion of the immovable 4. A wire plate lifte'r comprising a @gripping portion havingan immovable Fj aw, said immovable being twisted and then diverging to form parallel side portions having substantially inclined V-shaped sea'ts formed in alinement with each other, a mom able 'jaw having substantially horizontal.

.pivot :portions, said pivot :portions' being.

brought together and twisted to project below said seat and "from between said side portions, 'a gripping m'ember formed upon said twisted portions, whereby said pivot @portionsma'y be positioned within selected seats and then-the gripping member may be swung toward said grippingportion-s for engaging an article carried therebetween.

v In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses. V I

LLOYD D. Witnesses; v

F. N; McINros-H,

J. A; GARLAND;

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